This is a pea puffer tank for context. Was thinking I could add plants now or wait till these fill in and then see where I can add new ones.

Hello, anyone had similar problem with plants? What can it be? Holes appearing in plants

The white ball on the substrate. I found 3 of them this morning, they were not there last night. I removed them with a pipette and found they were just gelatinous balls? What would cause this?

Parameters: nitrates: 0ppm nitrites: 0ppm ammonia: 0ppm ph: 7.2

Inhabitants are, 4 rabbit snails (2 of which are babies), a ton of ghost shrimp, and a betta. It's moderately planted with biweekly water changes. Fed every other day with only one day a week being dry/flakes/pellets/wafers, the rest is either frozen or live foods and fresh veggies. I always remove any uneaten food after 12 hours.

Hi guys, I ordered some micro sword about 2 months ago and planted it. It came “contaminated” with the tiny little floating plants. I like them and have let them grow this whole time but I don’t know what they are. What are they? The bigger plant is duck weed.

Got this with a bundle from a local guy and he told me he thought it was a sword? It has a rhizome but looks nothing like my actual java fern and Google keeps telling me it's a java fern :/ help pls and TYIA ♡

Any opinions are welcome!

What is the safest way to remove superglue from my aquarium glass without scratching the glass?

These white ball shaped / dotted algae appeared in my filter once last week, and now they seem to be spreading around the aquarium rapidly. Can anyone ID these ? Any help would be much appreciated!

Hi, Fellow Tank Nerds! 💕

I would love some help. This 40 gallon breeder tank has been well established and cycled for years. Maybe three? It was a 25 gallon established tank, then I moved, and used the opportunity to move everything from that tank to this current tank. I had to add more gravel, but everything from my previous tank was added... insta-cycle, happy fish.

I've been testing my tank for ages and it really does not give a shit if I do water changes or not at this point. It's always pristine. No ammonia, nitrate, or nitrites. Tons of plants, though you can't see them all in this picture since many are small and behind rocks/wood and I just got rid of tons too.

I thought it MIGHT be looking cloudy two days ago and was on alert/surprised. This tank is super established and happy; I test it often and never get anything other than the smallest amount of nitrates MAYBE. I stupidly assumed I just needed to keep the lights off longer. Yesterday it was undoubtedly cloudy. I assumed I fed too much or needed to leave the lights off for longer. I tested the water immediately and was shocked to see about 0.5ppm ammonia. Obviously having fish in my tank, I needed to get the ammonia out immediately. I think my filters may have gradually blocked up without me noticing. I grabbed my python, did a big water change, and rinsed my filters in dirty tank water. It immediately tested at 0 ppm ammonia. Phew! There was a good amount of blockage, mostly due to floaters/plant crap but also due to normal build-up of crap. I got rid of lots of moss, some algae I had growing on driftwood that I had disturbed, and some floaters. The floaters I'm sure will all be back in five seconds anyway.

Today the tank looks clearer, but definitely not perfect. The picture on this post is from today so you can see how cloudy it is. This morning I had 0.25ppm ammonia. I don't want to go crazy in my tank and shock it, so I added beneficial bacteria and prime. There is no ammonia now.

I want to make sure I'm doing right by everyone in my tank. I have no fucking clue why it's being so grumpy. I have 3 smaller sponge filters in my tank hooked up to an air pump that would not be enough to filter a 40 gallon tank. Because it's a long breeder, I liked these for providing movement and oxygenation. I have one bigger mechanical in-tank filter that is meant to be the tank's main filtration. Maybe 2-3 weeks ago I added a brand new mechanical filter on the other side of the tank in order to get it seeded for a new tank. It is mean to be good for a 20 gallon. I've done this before and have never had a problem, though this one I'm seeding is the first one that is not a sponge filter. Maybe that has something to do with it? I don't see why it would when the substrate, hardscape, and filters are all full of good bacteria.

I'm wondering why this happened. I'm trying to resist the urge to remove all the water and nuke my filters. 🤣 I KNOW that's not how cycling works, but instinctually I want to clean it. I have no obvious deaths in my tank. I do have snail and shrimp colonies, so I can't quite keep track of them like I can with my fish. Everyone looks to be accounted for, though.

I am worried for my babies and I want to do right by them. Maybe I'm freaking out and panicking before I need to, and after a little bit of daily checking, things while be fine. Maybe I've just been lucky with how few blips I've had. They've really been nonexistent. Maybe five years ago I dealt with some easily treatable fish illness when adding someone new to a tank. It's been so long since I've dealt with any problems. However, being responsible for all these critters, I just want to hear your thoughts. Other than daily testing, maybe bi- or tri-weekly small water changes along with dosing with prime to keep ammonia in check if it isn't sorted, is there something else I should be doing? Or is this a "STEP AWAY FROM THE TANK" moment?

Thanks, guys! 💕🐟

Has anyone else tried this? I just did my first water change with it and it was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. I’m way more impressed than I thought I would be!!

Hello experts Is this brown algea ? Will it work if I pull the plants and soak in a hydrogen peroxide mix for a few minutes.

They look kinda cute ngl

Hi. Long time aquarium enthusiast that is new to CO2. Should I expect to see tiny bubbles diffusing from the CO2 diffuser?

I have a simple cartridge + regulator setup for a 3 gallon tank. Using CO2 tubing. Tried two different small diffusers but do not see any bubbles forming or coming out. Tried Fzone Neo and Aquario Neo CO2 Aquarium Diffusers (size small and tiny, respectively). Pressure at 25 and tried adjusting bubbles from the counter check value at anywhere from 1 bubble every 2-3 seconds to 10 bubbles per second. Nothing.

Thinking that perhaps whatever is being released is too small to see and these types of diffusers has porosity too small to even blow through from my own breath. Currently, decided to leave it running and check back the drop checker color (currently blue) later this evening while seeking the wisdom from this group. Many thanks!

When remineralizing my ro, why does it sometimes mix cloudy and sometimes mix crystal clear? I do the same volume of water, with the same amount of remineralizing at the same temp, every time. Anyone else having this issue?

I am having trouble getting one of my plants to stay in the substrate, what am I doing wrong?

sorry the picture isn’t that good. white particles clumping onto my spider wood in a freshwater planted tank with 3 corydoras, 1 betta, a nerite snail and a mystery snail. the substrate is also white sand that looks similar to what is on the driftwood but i don’t know why it would stick to the wood like that. does anyone know if these are eggs and if they’re not what are they?

My CO2 art regulator broke. I got a new regulator from my company (I work for a beer distributor). I’d like to use the Solenoid, Needle Valve, Bubble counter and tubing from the CO2 art regulator and fit them to the Micro Matic regulator. They appear to be different size threads. Would anyone be able to guide me on the adapters I need?